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EP.183 Is It Not Allowed to Have Encounters at the Correctional Facility? (3)

After forming an army of 50 slaves, I boldly headed for the weapons storage.

On the way, I ran into escaped prisoners several times.

Each time, I handled it with my mating clone technique and hypnosis app.

If I had to sum up the situation in one word:

‘Contagion?’

Before I knew it, the slave army had grown to 200,

and now the escapees were the ones running away.

To them, the marching songs of the slave army must sound like a funeral dirge.

“For our master!”

“Enlighten the foolish micro-brains!”

“Let’s make them proper females!”

Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

The slave army advanced in perfect formation.

If you only heard the footsteps, you’d think it was a military parade.

As I watched their swaying backsides,

Jinyeon asked in a trembling voice, sounding worried.

“Jinwoo, are you alright?”

“I told you, there’s nothing to worry about. It’s not like I’m getting tired.”

No matter how much I use the hypnosis app, I don’t get tired.

Even if I fuck dozens with the mating clone technique,

that’s just daily life for me it doesn’t feel hard at all.

So there’s nothing to worry about… or so I thought.

But then I realized where she was looking and understood I’d misunderstood.

“Ah, I’m fine.”

The clear mark on my wrist.

It was a mark left when I killed a male escapee earlier.

But what Jinyeon was worried about wasn’t my wrist, but my mind.

My first kill.

Even now, if I close my eyes, I vividly recall the sensation of his breath stopping.

It was a choice I had to make to survive,

but for an ordinary person, it’s still a heavy burden.

But I can’t stay trapped in the past forever.

“If I killed, I just have to make up for it by getting them pregnant. Right?”

“Absolutely right! Unworthy Jinyeon will give birth for you as many times as needed, Jinwoo!”

Jinyeon saluted and renewed her resolve.

Maybe it’s thanks to her that my mind hasn’t broken.

I gently patted her head,

then hurried on to get out of this hellhole.

“Are we here?”

“Yes, this is the weapons storage. And here…”

She handed me a pistol and a magazine.

It was a bit of a flimsy armament, which made me uneasy.

But it’s better than nothing.

And it’s probably less traumatic than killing with my bare hands or a rope.

“Is everyone armed enough?”

“Yes, we’re just short on lethal weapons, but we have more than enough riot gear.”

Jinyeon, the security guards, and the slave army were all armed.

Maybe I should have spent more time gathering people.

With this, I could have brought a hundred more.

“At least we’ve secured the minimum for survival. So what now?”

“What do you mean…?”

“Do we escape as is? Or fight to take the place back?”

If we escape now, at least we’ll survive.

But from what I’ve heard from the escapees,

this incident was orchestrated by someone,

and if we just escape, we’ll be playing right into their hands.

So we have to choose.

Either escape as they want us to…

‘Or fight back.’

Click!

I loaded my pistol and asked Jinyeon, the top authority.

After some hesitation, she answered with difficulty.

“Let’s escape for now. Your safety is most important, Jinwoo.”

“Oh, really? Then I guess we should fight to take it back.”

“What?”

Maybe it sounds like I’m getting cocky now that we’re safe.

And it’s true there’s no real need to take the risk.

But it pisses me off, you know?

At least I want to get back at the ones who tried to kill me.

“We’re going into all-out battle! Is everyone ready?”

“Yes, Master!”

“I can’t hear you! Louder!”

“Yes, Master!”

Sploosh! Sploosh! Sploosh!

The slave army saluted and squirted in unison.

That was the last of the preparations.

Now, they’ll pay for messing with me.

“Based on the time since the incident, up to 600 criminals may have regained their personalities.”

“That’s a lot.”

Six hundred.

We only have 200 and seven people.

And the longer we wait, the more their numbers grow.

If we hesitate, things could become irreversible.

“So we’ll move quickly. Got it?”

“Yes, Master!”

“Everyone, charge!”

“For Master!”

At my command, the slave army charged forward in formation.

Soon, we encountered the criminals who had regained their personalities.

Flames erupted from our gun barrels as we fired at them.

“What the hell are those guys?”

“There are still that many security guards left?”

“What the hell were the others doing? Ugh!”

No matter how many they had, we were armed.

They fought hard, but

they couldn’t even get close before being taken down.

But did you know?

We weren’t using lethal weapons, but riot weapons.

And everyone hit by these bullets…

“Ohoooot! No! I don’t want to excrete my personality again!”

“Go! Lose something precious as you go!”

Brrrrrr! Brrrrrr! Sploosh!

The escapees excreted their personalities in a rainbow of colors.

Who would have guessed riot weapons fired personality-excretion rounds?

After watching a group personality-excretion show,

we reached the body storage room, filled with empty bodies.

“Let’s search everywhere for Master!”

“Master’s enemy is my enemy!”

It was a bit noisy,

but seeing them work so hard for me made me smile.

But things were more serious than we thought.

When Jinyeon entered the body storage room, she was shocked.

“What…!”

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. It’s just… not a single criminal’s body is left!”

A bleak, factory-like storage room.

It was supposed to be packed with bodies,

but now only the bare structures remained.

Does that mean…

“How many bodies were stored here?”

“I don’t know exactly, but about 1,500…”

We’re screwed.

We came all this way in high spirits,

but looking at the situation, it seems impossible for us to resolve this alone.

Maybe it’s better to escape now.

I glanced at Jinyeon.

She nodded, apparently thinking the same.

“Just follow me and you’ll get out.”

“Sorry. This is all because of me…”

“No, it’s fine. Honestly, it’s a relief just to know what’s going on.”

It’s a shame we couldn’t solve it,

but it’s better than getting wiped out because of stubbornness.

Still, we did manage to reform 200 escapees.

That’s not a bad result, right…?

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

“Hhngh!”

“Ohooook!”

“Damn!”

Suddenly, bullets rained from all sides.

We retreated to the hallway,

but some of the slave army didn’t make it.

“Ooooh! I don’t want to excrete!”

“I can’t stop excreting…!”

“Ohooook! I’m coming! I’m coming!”

Brrrr! Brk! Brrrr!

A flood of personality jelly poured from their butts.

It seemed the situation was even more dire than we thought.

“Is everyone okay?”

“We lost one.”

Only then did I notice a fallen security guard.

She’d already excreted her personality,

her eyes vacant, and I could only sigh.

But we can’t just stand here.

If we hesitate and get hit,

I won’t be able to face the security guard who excreted her personality.

“We’re escaping.”

“Yes!”

No time to waste.

We have to get out and call for help as soon as possible.

But do they really not know what we’re up to?

A creepy feeling crawled up my spine, like bugs under my skin.

“Hey, if…”

“Yes?”

“If there’s a traitor, can we really get out safely?”

“What do you mean…?”

No evidence.

It was just a sudden uneasy thought.

But if there’s a traitor among the guards,

and the plan started long ago,

can we really escape safely now?

Everyone stopped, and a heavy silence fell.

“Let’s go to the security office.”

“How far is it?”

“Not far.”

“Alright, let’s go.”

Rushing won’t necessarily solve anything.

First, we’ll secure the CCTV in the security office,

then check the inside of the correctional facility before escaping.

Maybe we’re just lucky. Or maybe it’s a trap.

We made it to the security office without any attacks.

But…

“There’s someone inside.”

“Looks like they were waiting for us, huh?”

Jinyeon nodded at my question.

It seemed the reason we weren’t attacked was because they wanted to lure us here.

But now that we’re here, there’s no turning back.

We steeled ourselves and were about to enter the security office.

“Jinwoo, take this.”

“What’s this…”

Jinyeon handed me a small note.

I was about to open it,

but she grabbed my wrist.

“If things go wrong, check it in the warden’s office.”

“…Alright.”

Hopefully it won’t come to that,

but it’s important to be prepared.

Once we were ready, we went inside.

“So you finally made it. Took you longer than I expected.”

“Who are you?”

A masked man spun his chair around and looked up at us arrogantly.

“Me? No need to tell you, really.”

“…”

“I’d rather you didn’t look at me like that. Fine, I’ll introduce myself.”

The masked man stood up,

not bowing his head at all,

and introduced himself with his head held high.

“I’m Hao Lin of Reverse Change.”

“Reverse Change…”

How long has it been since the last terror attack,

and I’m running into these guys again!

Is it me, or do terrorists show up everywhere I go?

Trying to calm my nerves, I spoke slowly.

“Judging by your name, you must be Chinese. Should I call you Hao or Lin?”

“Call me Hao.”

“Alright, Hao. How’s Olivia these days?”

“…”

At the mention of Olivia, Hao’s face froze.

“How do you know the boss?”

“Oh, you know… we had outdoor sex together.”

Not exactly a lie, right?

I didn’t know she was a terrorist,

but we did have some wild sex.

“I really can’t understand why the boss would mess with someone like you…”

“Don’t tell me you like Olivia?”

“No way. She’s not even in my strike zone.”

He looked annoyed when I asked if he liked Olivia,

but apparently that wasn’t it.

He looked even more annoyed when I asked if he liked her.

“Any woman over ten is an old hag!”

‘What a total piece of shit!’

I knew the Reverse Change guys were messed up,

but I didn’t know they had trash like this.

But seriously, under ten? No way.

What’s so appealing about a body with no curves at all?

“So why do you want to turn the world back?”

“At first I liked it. A world where you can rape all you want and never get caught? That’s a man’s dream.”

But…!

Hao gritted his teeth and spat out his anger.

“After the world changed, protection for minors only got stronger. It’d be better to go back to the way things were.”

“Haha, you’re hopeless trash.”

I’m not a good person,

but at least I’m better than this trash.

I gave him a look of genuine contempt.

Hao just shrugged, as if to say “so what?”

“You’re so naive. Fresh is always best, no matter the food.”

“You’re not eating fresh you’re eating it the moment it sprouts!”

The more we talked, the more my patience was tested.

Can’t I just shoot him and end this now?

I was about to pull the trigger when 

“As I said before, I’ll say it again. You’re truly foolish.”

“!”

Then, escapees who’d been hiding appeared.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

They aimed their guns at us and opened fire.

Luckily, someone yanked me by the collar and I avoided personality excretion.

“Jinyeon!”

“Hhngh… Jinwoo, hurry and run… hhhngh!”

Jinyeon took the hit for me.

Other security guards went down too.

Now I’m the only one left who can move.

Hao seemed to realize this, and approached as he ordered the escapees back.

“Well, I don’t know who you are, but I can at least show you some mercy.”

“…”

“If you swear loyalty to me, I’ll spare your life…”

“Who’s the real fool here, I wonder.”

“What?”

I immediately aimed my pistol and fired without hesitation.

But not at Hao 

at the sprinkler on the ceiling.

Ping! Sploosh!

The bullet hit, breaking the sprinkler and pouring water everywhere.

The enemy’s vision was instantly blocked.

“How dare you, you damn Bangzi! Grrk!”

Bang!

I fired at his head to finish him off,

but unfortunately, he dodged with his eyes closed and I only grazed his shoulder.

‘Still, that’s enough for now.’

Taking advantage of Hao’s confusion,

I headed straight for the warden’s office as Jinyeon had instructed.

“Haa… haa…”

The note Jinyeon gave me.

It said there was a hidden room in the warden’s office.

I guess she meant for me to hide here, since it should be safe.

But thinking it over, I realized it didn’t seem that safe after all.

‘They said personalities can be altered after excretion.’

If it doesn’t take long,

Jinyeon, after being altered, could reveal the secret room.

And there’s no way out of here I’m as good as dead.

“I really didn’t want to give up.”

There’s only one bullet left in my pistol.

Should I cower here until they come,

or keep my dignity as a human and end it myself?

As I stood at that crossroads, someone spoke to me.

“Who are you?”

“Hm?”

Just as I put the barrel in my mouth,

I realized I wasn’t alone in this room.